Soap holder



M. B. LOEB May 29, 1923.

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Patented May 29, 1923.

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Appl-ication aiedaune 17, 1922. Se rial nolf'seeuze;

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it 'k'nown that I', MILTON'"B. Lone, a-citizenof the United States,and-resident of New York city, injthe county. of Kings andState-of-New-York, have inventeda new i and useful Improvement in a SoapH0lder, of which-the following as a specification.

- This invention is a holder for a cake of soap, particularly abrasivesoap with which an additional abrasive agent, such as steel wool, isused.

Abrasive soap is commonly used for cleaningand polishing metal work, oneof the well-known uses being in cleaningalu- 'minum cooking utensils. Insuch use, steel wool is employed, the wool being rubbed onthe soap totake up a small amount of it, and then rubbed on the metal. Due to theabrasive qualities of both the soap and the steel wool, it is desirableto protect the hand of the user by putting the soap in a holder.

However, with a holder-andthis is the case with shoe paste and shoeblacking also -it iseasyenough to get out the soap or paste or blackingfrom the. central, upper part of the cake. But'as the cake wears away,it is increasingly difficult to get at the soap or paste in the anglesand corners of the box. I tages attained by this invention is aconstruction permitting ready access to the soap in the corners andangles of the holder, whereby practically the last particle of the soapmay be utilized. To this end, the upper, outer ends of the walls are cutaway,

which permits the steel wool to get into the angles and corners withoutdifliculty.

The improved holder is provided with holes in the bottom both fordrainage, and,

for insertion of a nail or similar instrument for ejecting residualsoap, should there be ather advantages of this invention will appearfrom the following detailed description and accompanying drawing.

In this drawing, Fig. 1 is a plan view of the preferred form ofholder;Fig. 2

is a section on the line 2 -2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of amodification; Fig. 4; is a section on line of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a planview of another modification; and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring now to this drawing, in which similar reference charactersindicate simand angles of the box, a nail may be inserted One of theimportant adv-anparts thei bottorn= improved holder is indicated at 5-;it is'provided with f drainage holes :6 straight side walls 7 ex tendsubstantially verticallya 'from l the, bottom, being preferablyiintegral therewith; The side walls maybe provided -with lugs81forgengagingwithnthe cake ofsoap,;and holdingit ing theholder whileth'e s'oap is wall extends-substantially to the point 11 at the bottomof the box Thus the corners of 'the. box are deeply notched with more orless V-shaped notches.

ends of the side walls permits the steel wool to get at that portion ofthe soap'in the corners and angles of the holder, so that practicallyallthe soap is utilized, and-utilized with no particular difficulty onthe part of the user. However, shouldthere be any residual soap leftsticking in; the corners fronr belowithrough the drainage holes, 6 for eecting 1t, preparatory to the insertion of a fresh cake of soap.Residual soap may also be readily ejected with, a nail or forkinsertedinthe notched corners of the ox. f

The holder, of course, protects the hand of the user from the abrasivesteel wool, -and,.

where the soap'is "put downon a table, pro-,

tects the'tablefromthe soap. In use, the soap preferably remains in theholder. i

In the modification showninFigs. 3 and" 4 the bottom 5 is provided withpunched out portions 12, each provided with a perforation 13; theperforations 13 act as drainage holes, and permit the insertion of anail for ejecting residual soap. The portions 12 act as short legs,useful in case the holder is laid down on a wet spot on a table. Thisform'is provided with deeply notched.

corners as in Fig. of the outer and upper ends'ofthe side walls arecutaway, so as to provide a much I larger'notch at the corners of thebox. Here the continuation 14L ofr the upper'edge 10. of the box meetsthe bottom. at the point15, i

a short distance in from the corner of the box. ThlSCOHSlZIIlCtlOIlg vesmore. ready; access to the. soap, but inasmuch as'zmore soapis'expos'ed, does notprotect it so well in. use. The upper,'-router endsof thesi de' v I walls 7 are cut-awayjso that the continu- 65 ation 9 ofthe upper edge 10 of a side 10o In Fig. 5, conslderably greater portionsj tions 12, Fig. 4:; these corrugations further-- more serve asstiffening and strengthening ribs for the bottom portion 5; the holes 17serve as drainage holes, and for insertion of a nail for ejectingresidualzsoap.

The invention is notlimitedtto the precise construction shown, nor is itnecessary to use all the features described. The scope P of theinventionis indicatedi-n the following claims.v q r e v I lVhile the inventionhas been. described particularly with reference to an abrasive soap, itshould be understood that it may be used with any kindof soap, as wellas with hard salves or pastes, etc.

I Iclaim as my invention A rectangular holder for holding a cake of'abrasive or polishing soap While in use, comprising a bottom portionprovided With outwardly pressed corrugations, such corrugations formingsupports for the holder and'servingas stiffening ribs for the bottomportion thereof, the corrugations being apertured for drainage purposes,and vertically disposed side Walls extending all the ivay'around thebottom :portion, the holder being deeply notched at'eac-h corner by thecutting away of adjacent end portions of the side walls down to thebottom of the holder, for permitting access to the soap in the anglesand corners thereof. 1

- -M1LTON B. LOEB.

